Implementation+of+Our+Project

Implementation of Our Project

===* Objective of our project: Clinicians will demonstrate brushing on the big mouth and inform them that it needs to be for 2 minutes in the morning and at night. ===

===2. The morning shift was responsible for setting up the booth and preparing the surveys and educational materials for the participants. ===

===3. The event started at 9:30 AM with the Opening Ceremonies and some participants stopped by our booth and the morning was able to interact and provide oral hygiene instruction and therefore implemented the objectives for the project. ===

===4. Clinician’s implemented the objectives by having the participants demonstrate on the Mr. Big Mouth and the use of the large toothbrush their tooth brushing technique. The clinician’s then evaluated their performance and provided guidance in obtaining the knowledge of proper brushing technique. The participants were able to demonstrate back the recommendations the clinician’s made. ===

===5. The clinician’s evaluated the participant’s ability to maintain the tooth brush bristles on the teeth and brush all surfaces for a minimum of two minutes. We also educated the caregivers about how many times a day to brush and how long to brush. The participant’s showed knowledge on how brushing is important and the length of time to brush, as well as how many times to brush daily. ===

===6. The afternoon shift applied the same mechanism and tools for the participants. There were less participants that stopped by our booth in the afternoon in comparison to the morning. Our experience with the afternoon participants was that they seemed to be tired and most were a passerby observation, but they didn’t actually stop or respond to our greetings and invitation to participate in our assessment. ===

7. For those that participated in the survey, we gave them a goody stocked with a soft toothbrush, toothpaste and coupon to receive free services at our dental hygiene clinic, as well as an informative brochure about the clinic and the services we provide.

